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In the beginning, it was Rashford, Martial for the Reds and Iheanacho for the citizens. All three made cover pages of newspapers week in week out. Then the unexpected and unexplainable happened! all three sank down the drain.

They were quickly overshadowed by upcoming stars. They became objects of ridicule, written off and tagged fraud.

But as time will have it, They are gradually getting back to their very best. Churning out performances that mirrors that which brought them to limelight. Most surprising all three at the same time in the same league but different cities.

Hope they can sustain the tempo for a while.

Nuno is an amazing coach. I knew there was no way man city with a man down will survive the onslaught against Wolves.

Great game.

Liverpool should watch their back. Wolves might just end their unbeaten run.

Cyriel Dessers with a goal
Heracles 1 VS 0 Dordretch

andrewbaba44:
I know you wanted to say back up role

It’s better you say let the competition to displace osimhen continue ,no player is hustling to play a second fiddle to anyone bro

If Isaac success and nacho have been doing better in the Epl you won’t say this sha

For sometime, the above named players have been out of the team. Getting a call up should be their priority now and not displacing the regulars. It is not as if Osimhen is doing badly.

Another weekend of football actions.

Let the competition for the back role to Osimhen continue!

nairalandankrah:
Looks a completely different player to the one we've usually seen before. That moment he held onto the ball after 3 challenges recently stands out to me. It's clear his attitude and workrate is much improved. I've no doubt Rodgers has had a lot to do with this,

Fabulous for one that Leicester suddenly have their back up striker for Vardy, but then they start to link up and become a different animal altogether.

Well done to all involved, especially Kelechi and Brendan.

He looks more like a footballer now than he appeared with some security men couple of months back.

Nacho doing take ons is worth testifying next Sunday.

Area of Improvement
-First Touch - CHECK
-Passes - CHECK
-Shot Accuracy - CHECK

You can add yours!

DrKlever:
Iheanacho scores, yes but what i love is his huge passing instinct. His passes are orgasmic. Massive!!!

I noticed it too. That's what Confidence can do to a player

Goal Iheanacho
He is back!

Nacho assists vardy

Full List of Nominees:

1. Nigerian Player of the Year:
- Wilfred Ndidi

2. NPFL player of the Year:
- Ifeanyi Anaemena

3. Most Impactful New Inclusion (2019):
- Joe Ayodele-Aribo

4. Best Ogedengbe Super Eagles Best Goal Keeper of the Year:
- Francis Uzoho

5. Stephen Keshi Best Defender of the Year:
- William Troost-Ekong

6. Samuel Okwaraji Best Midfielder of the Year:
- Wilfred Ndidi

7. Rashidi Yekini Best Attacking player of the Year:
- Victor Osimhen

8. Most improved player (2019):
- Ola Aina


9. Young Player of the Year (U-21):
- Victor Osimhen

10. Best performing Foreign born Prospect of the year:
- Cyriel Dessers

11. Super Falcons Player of the Year:
- Chiamaka Nnadozie

12. Super Eagles Goal of the Year:
- Joe Aribo vs Brazil (Friendly)

13. Best assist of the Year:
- Aina for Ighalo vs Burundi (2019 AFCON)

14. National Team of the Year:
- The Super Eagles

CC: Tbaba1234, Safarigirl, Komekn, Bascovanveli, TheSuperNerd, Andrewbaba44, forgiveness, Icon4s.

Truidstar will be the happiest person with the new development.
Glad Dessers came out bodly to declare his unwavering desire to dorn the green white green.

Was shocked to hear him talk about how happy he'll be if called to play against lowly rated African sides. This are the kind of boys we should be going after. He said same while among top scorers in division two and he is repeating it as top scorer in the elite division. Unlike some boys who want to use Nigeria to gain attention. I wish him the very best.

Pundit: Dessers, you have done so well this season, what are your chances of getting a call up to the Belgian side?

Dessers: Belgium? Oh no! they were never an option. With me, nothing has changed. It is still Nigeria. It will be an honour to be a curator in the SEs than play alongside Eden.

Nigerians:This is our boy.

Belgians: E no go better for you. You this bast**d

Nigerians: that is how it feels to loose a top prospect to you guys... Enjoy your Tammys, Sydneys, Tomoris, Ogbonas.

Hahaha...

charlesemeka85:
invite a 24 yr old to the u20 team?

my bad, I was referring to Imama. A mixed up at my end. Well both coaches are same jare.

Dannyxy:
" He has been absolutely amazing in training, he deserved the goal"... Jamie vardy on iheanacho, in the post match interview...

Need we say more??.. Lad has been working hard.

I can see TheGoodJoe smiling.

Joebie:
Well I googled to see if there are any rumors of interest from Belgium and behold....


Belgian Desserts

That will be a huge loss. The guy has been singing our name since God knows when.

Aigbogun should have extended an invite to him and other eligible players to give them sense of belonging.

charlesemeka85:
ok but nacho is better and will do more if he plays in the eirdivisie

NAcho's talent is there for everyone to see. He's got it in his DNA. He just need the right environment(in the TheGoodJoe's voice) to express himself.

Nacho is a deadly Finisher. I earlier stated that HAland is what we wish Kelechi is. Deadly.

charlesemeka85:
how well did dessers fare in the colors of utrecht? that your dessers no fit measure up with the best in top leagues and i am not wowed with his performance so far.

no disrespect to him and i must confess his stats are mind blowing this season but he is doing that in a mickey mouse league and club. i will only take him serious if he joins one of the big teams in dutch football or any team in one of the top leagues and sustain his form.

heracles abi na wetin na club?

he struggled @Utrecht because the coach didn't believe in him. He hardly played and those time he did, he scored for them. There were times he came on to rescue his side only for the coach to drop him from match day squad the following week(Those that have been following the lad can attest to this).

I won't call his new found form a fluke cos I watched him single handedly promoted NAC Breda from the Dutch division two. Well, I hope we don't regret loosing him to Belgium.

Check this team out!
Wingers
Musa(fit)
Chuwkueze
Kalu
Simon
H. Onyekuru(inform)

Attackers
Osihmen
Iheanacho(inform)
C. Dessers

Midfielders
Iwobi
Ndidi
Aribo
Azeez
Etebo
Eze

*Defenders*
Aina
Ebuehi(fit & inform)
Omuero
Ekong
Awaziem
Balogun(inform)

*Goalkeepers*
Uzoho(fit)
Maduka
...........

Joebie:
His confidence etc has been gradually returning. I did mention some pages back that he's now got a right foot. That's one part of his game that he has shown massive improvement.

You are absolutely right. Holding/stopping the ball with his right is one thing he wouldn't do before.

Lad is happy. He reminded me of his first season in EPL with city's pelle. He was the go to guy when pelle's city needed a goal...

A few run of games with the coach's backing will do him alot of good.

Kelechi Iheanacho the most loved Nigerian player. Trust me, everyone on this thread will be happy!

That goal reminds us that he still got the touch. Nice movement, great control and perfect finish!

3goals in 3games. Is he back? Only time will tell. But e don tey wey nacho score EPL goal.

Haaland is what we wish Kelechi Iheanacho is. Brilliant Finisher!

elyte89:
For whom it may concern

Dessers is a player I'll like to see in the SEs. I don't know why Rohr/NFF have failed to look at his side. Perhaps Rohr doesn't fancy his style of football or the league he plays in.

This is a guy who has come out to pledge his full allegiance to the GWG and has been repeatedly snubbed. We prefer to go after those who see us as second choice.

He should be 24 or so now and won't be a bad option as back up to Osimhen.

Hello house!

Glad we rounded up the year on a high note. The SEs did gave us something to reminiscent on as another year comes knocking.

Going forward, We hope the Amaju Pinnic led administration will evaluate the overall performance of the NTs and coaches and make necessary tweaking and alterations to ensure a smooth and progressive sail come next year. The future looks bright.

Less I forget, Sentiment is killing the thread. Objectivity should be key in every discourse. No need for emotive bias.

God bless all our NTs and all sport loving Nigerians.

Ain't you people tired of going front and back? Why cry over a split milk? Tammy and Tomori are gone and gone for good. That's their choice and we must respect that. This in no way makes them less or more Nigerian than they were.

One thing we all know is that, everyday people make choices. Choice of where to settle down, choice of who to marry, choice of career path, choice of where to practice etc. These choices don't make them less human. We travel and migrate world over seeking happiness. We leave jobs, friends and sometime families but that doesn't stop us from recognizing/Affliating with those we've known in the course of our adventures.

The only thing we can do as a nation to whoever is affiliated to us is to show LOVE and not PAMPER. Our mistake so far has been our way of approaching these lads. We make them feel too important and go begging with caps in our hands thinking that being emotional will sway them to our side and this is turning the whole country into a joke.

Tammy and Tomori are not yet at Alaba's level yet dude regretted not waiting enough before joining the Austrian team. Fashanus, Nedum and Agbolahor chose the English side ahead of Nigeria and from experience have tried to offer the best of advice which is reasonable and acceptable for anyone to do. The consequence of the decision these guys made today will be seen and known tomorrow and they will face it all alone.

We all hope things turn out the best for them. As for us. I will advise we move on,put our house in order and have a system that attracts these guys rather than begging and trying to reap where we didn't sow.

Goodluck Tammy, Goodluck Tomori.

Any update on Iwobi's Injury? I hope it's not a serious one.

Congrats to Virgil Van Dijk the 'DYKE' himself.

When the enemies raise floods of attacks against you Liverpool, I Jurgen Klopp will raise an higher dyke.

A well deserved award.

Glad Normalcy is being restored to football awards.

Thumbs up to UEFA

Congrats to Virgil Van Dijk the 'DYKE' himself.

When the enemies raise floods of attacks against you Liverpool, I Jurgen Klopp will raise an higher dyke.

A well deserved award.

Glad Normalcy is being restored to football awards.

Thumbs up to UEFA

Congratulations to Victor Osimhen!

Happy for him

Earthquake2:
Don't be carried away he scored 4 goals last preseason

carried away you say? No,trust me saw hunger in his approach and that's all he need to get back to his best considering his talent. I hope he has a good run of minutes. An early goal in the forth coming campaign might be a good turning point in his career.

Tryonne Ebuehi came on at the 73rd minutes for Nuno and played a vital part in helping his team Benfica retain their 1goal lead as they defeat AC Milan in an International club friendly match.

Good to have the lad back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8mAWCJsNFY

This is what an international snub can do to a player. Happy for him. Hope he continues in his new found form.

When we still had a Goalkeeper.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_gExSUc9bk


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URMOYmPesog


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtKZUGZN208
Where did we get it wrong?